Giants Rumors: HC Daboll 'Coaching for His Job' amid Daniel Jones, 'Soft' Controversy

The final six weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season reportedly could be a make-or-break stretch for New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll.

Speaking Tuesday on the Scoop City podcast (beginning at the 5:50 mark of the video), former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel said he has heard that Daboll will be coaching for his job for the remainder of the season:

While The Athletic's Dianna Russini did not 100 percent confirm that is the case, she noted Daboll's firing is possible "if this thing gets ugly."

Although the Giants are tied for the worst record in the NFL this season at 2-9, they have often been competitive with six of their losses being by 10 points or less, but that wasn't the case Sunday.

In the first game after benching and then releasing longtime starting quarterback Daniel Jones, the Giants fell behind 30-0 in a home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ended up losing 30-7.

After the game, multiple Giants players spoke out against the team's overall effort in the one-sided defeat.

Per ESPN's Jordan Raanan, rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers called the team "soft as f--k," while veteran offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said, "I personally don't think everybody is giving 100 percent."

Daboll addressed the comments Monday, saying he "thought our guys played hard," per Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post.

The embattled coach also expanded on his thoughts and the team's current situation, saying:

"When you lose a game like that, there's frustration. Certainly, you'd like to keep it in house. But you understand them and I've been doing this for a while. There are conversations that you have to have if comments like that are made. I respect the opinions of the players and of the coaches. We'll work as hard as we can to get this fixed.

"These guys put a lot of work into this, as does everybody involved, and certainly not something that we wanted yesterday. We work hard every week to not have that happen, and that was a tough one. So, there's frustration that comes with it [which is] understandable.

"We communicate [and] I think we have good leadership in our locker room. But certainly, a frustrating game, no question about it.''

The Giants hired Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen in 2022 after they spent time together in the Buffalo Bills organization, and early returns were great.

New York far exceeded expectations in 2022, going 9-7-1, reaching the playoffs and even winning a playoff game.

However, things have gone south since then with the Giants going just 6-11 last season and devolving even further into one of the league's worst teams this season.

To make matters worse, the decision to sign Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract extension after the 2022 season has blown up in their faces, and the Giants have had to watch as running back Saquon Barkley signed with the rival Philadelphia Eagles in free agency this past offseason before establishing himself as an NFL MVP candidate this season.

Even so, Giants owner John Mara said last month he was "committed" to giving Daboll and Schoen a chance to turn things around and said he did not anticipate making changes at head coach or GM during the offseason.

Despite that, the Giants may have to at least show some signs of life down the stretch in order for Daboll to save his job, and it starts with a Thanksgiving Day game against the rival Dallas Cowboys, who are also down to their backup quarterback after Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending injury.